Unit 2 Lesson 8 A Universe of Thought-【七彩课堂】2025-2026学年九年级英语上册同步教学课件（冀教版）

Lesson 8 A Universe of Thought Unit 2 1 Who is he? What does E=mc² mean? Talk freely Lead-in 2 Listen and choose the thing about Einstein that is Not mentioned in the lesson. 1. Einstein’s hobbies 2. Einstein’s sayings 3. Einstein’s early years 4. Einstein’s family 5. Einstein, the teacher Listening 3 Read and answer. 1. In what field did Einstein solve many problems during his lifetime? 2. What is Einstein most famous for? He solved many problems in physics. He is most famous for his Theory of Relativity. 4 3. In what countries did Einstein teach? 4. What did he ask people to do in his last letter? He taught in Switzerland, Germany and the United States. He asked people to give up nuclear weapons. 5 Albert Einstein was one of the _______ minds of last century. He was born in _________in______. He is most famous for his ___________________. greatest Germany 1879 Theory of Relativity 6 After he finished school, he went on to study ________ in Switzerland. In 1921, he received the __________. In 1933, he left Germany and went to teach at Princeton University in the ____________. Before he passed away, he signed a letter to ask people to ______ nuclear weapons. His sayings are “The important thing is not to ______ ___________. Anyone who has never ________________ has never tried_____________. physics Nobel Prize United States give up stop questioning made a mistake anything new 7 Einstein was born in________. 1879 1905 Einstein became a pioneer in the field of ______________. 1921 Einstein received _____________. 1933 Einstein went to ______at Princeton University. 1955 Einstein ____. Germany modern physics the Nobel Prize teach died Retell 8 1. Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the last century. 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦是上个世纪最伟大的头脑之一。 mind此处作名词，意为“心思；头脑” 。 其他短语： change one’s mind 改变主意 set one’s mind to (do) 下决心（做）…… Language points 9 come into one’s mind 浮现在脑海 make up one’s mind 下定决心 keep sth. in one’s mind 牢记某事 Never mind. 不必担心/没关系。 mind还可作动词，意为“介意”， mind doing sth.“介意做某事”。 Language points 2. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.爱因斯坦最著名的是他的相对论。 be famous for、be famous as和be famous to Language points 11 be famous for “因……而著名”，后接表示人或事物某方面的特点、特长等内容 be famous as “作为……而著名”，后接表示职位、身份的词 be famous to “为……而熟知，对……而言是著名的”，后接表示范围的名词 Language points 12 3. After he finished school, he went on to study physics in Switzerland. 毕业后，他继续在瑞士学习物理。 Language points 13 go on to do sth. 表示“接着做另一件事”，即接下来做与原来不同的事 After he had read the text, he went on to do the exercises. 读完课文后，他继续做练习。 go on doing sth. 表示“继续做某事”或一件事没做完，稍微停顿后继续做下去 They went on talking all the way. 一路上他们一直在说话。 go on with sth. 表示“间断后继续做原来没有做完的事” After a rest, we went on with our lesson. 休息后，我们继续上课。 Language points 14 Who do you admire（敬佩）? What is his/her main achievement（成就）? Talk about him/her with your group members. Task tips: When and where was he/she born? What did he/she do? What was he/she most famous for? Group work 15 1. Read the lesson fluently. 2. Finish Exercise 3 on page 21. 3. Write something about the people you admire. Homework 16 $